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Mushrooms and cauliflower at NAHNA in Santa Cruz

Fully Vegan Combo at NAHNA in Santa Cruz

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Kiosk near Bookshop Santa Cruz offering choice of two or three sides served on a piece of taita or injera. Vegans choose from the veggies sides such as cauliflower, mushroom, lentils, and a few others. Specify no ghee. On Wednesdays they sell at the nearby farmer's market. Open Fri-Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm.

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1520 Pacific Ave Ste K1, Santa Cruz, California, USA, 95060
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+1-831-359-7125
- Outdoor seating
- Wheelchair accessible
- Last update on 08 Feb 2022 by TsegeredaEmbaye
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- Added by Conniemm on 21 Jan 2020
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2 Reviews

First Review by Conniemm

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Points +5372

Vegan

28 Nov 2022

Little Eritrean Shack - Edit

Wow, what a fantastic little spot for something vastly different from what is normally offered here in Santa Cruz. NahNa is an East African boutique that sits right next to the bookstore. Careful - you might miss this little Eritrean spot if you aren't looking closely while roaming on Pacific Ave.

They're only open from Friday - Sundays from 12:00 - 18:00, so it may be tricky to actually catch them. On Wednesdays, they head to the SC Farmer's Market. Fortunately, the perfect time and date would be a weekend lunch spent people watching.

They offer a variety of vegan friendly plant-based dishes along with meats including lamb and chicken. Combos are served on top of their take on injera bread, which here is actually gluten-free! My combo of lentils, okra, and mushrooms with a heaping pile of mixed greens for a salad was great. Mushrooms were an absolute must with the different Eritrean spices that they use in the cooking process. Portion sizes here weren't big unfortunately which is why I asked for more salad myself. They happily obliged.

If you are vegan, avoid the sumbusas unfortunately as their batter uses egg. Oh well, it's healthier to focus on the greens anyway.

There are small tables available right next to the kiosk to enjoy your food and the liveliness of downtown.

Pros: Great option in Downtown Santa Cruz, Quick service

Cons: Limited operating hours

Conniemm

Points +1770

Vegan

21 Jan 2020

Delicious Eritrean food - Edit

I've been wanting to check out this new kiosk near Bookshop Santa Cruz for a while and finally had the chance.

You choose two or three sides to go with their taita, a spongy bread like the Ethiopian injera.

I chose the cauliflower and mushroom sides and also got a samosa. Both stews were very tasty. I look forward to going back and trying some of their other veggies sides.

There are a couple of tables where you can sit and eat and watch downtown Santa Cruz flow by.

Pros: Delicious food